Half-gypsy detective Eoin Miller finds people for a livingusually people who would do anything to remain hidden. Ironic considering Eoin has done all he can to lose himself in a downward spiral that has cost him his job, his respect, his wife, and anything else that ever mattered. But hes not inclined to dwell on what hes given up, and Eoin prefers it that way. Then he meets Mary, a hard-drinking woman on the run who confides that shes stolen a valuable item, one that certain people would kill to get back. The two of them seek a temporaryand incompletesolace in each others arms, only for Mary to turn up as a corpse in Eoins bed the next morning, him asleep on the sofa.
Recalling his fathers aversion to authority, Eoin runs from the body, but he hates a mystery and is driven to discover the truth behind Marys murder, even if it means putting his own life on the line. Before long, Eoins tangled up in a ferocious turf war that has him playing his former allies and employerscrime lords, drug dealers, cops, and politiciansagainst each other. Review "Jays writing has the streetwise toughness, social awareness and pop culture savvy of George Pelecanos and Richard Price. " -somethingyousaid. com. . .
